The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has granted the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) request to dismiss its case against President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the Florida classified documents dispute.
A Feb. 11 order confirmed the dismissal of the appeal for two Mar-a-Lago employees—Carlos De Oliveira and Waltine Nauta—who were named in an indictment brought by former special counsel Jack Smith. Under President Joe Biden, the DOJ had appealed Florida Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to dismiss the case based on the idea that Smith’s appointment violated the Constitution.
The DOJ had asked the court last month to dismiss the appeal with prejudice as it related to De Oliveira and Nauta. Smith’s team had already requested the appeal be dismissed as it related to Trump after his election. The 11th Circuit granted that request in November 2024….